This is how to search a text in Vim and Vi :

  1. Go to your file folder and open your file 
    $> cd path/to/your/file
$> vi yourFile.extension
  2. Press ESC key
  3. Type / folloed with your text to find. Example /haizly
  4. Press Enter
  5. Hit n to search for the next occurence and N to search backwards

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Albert Oplog

Hi, I'm Albert Oplog. I would humbly like to share my tech journey with people all around the world.